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Animal Castration 



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-Correct Position of Emasculator on the Spermatic Cord. 



Fig. 13 — Incorrect Position of Emasculator on the Spermatic Cord. 



affected with strangles, influenza, pleurisy, pneumonia, bronchitis, 

 catarrhal fever, or purpura haemorrhagica. Be careful in cast- 

 ing- and tieing, and above all satisfy yourself that the testicles are 

 actually in the scrotum. 



Sterilization of Instruments and Cleansing Operator's Hands 

 — If good results are to be expected all instruments should be ster- 

 ilized by boiling for 15 to 20 minutes; after boiling immerse them 

 in a porcelain bowl or granite pan into which has been put one 

 tablespoonful of either Lysol or Oresol Compound U. S. P. to 

 each quart of water. In the absence of the above, carbolic acid 

 in 2 per cent solution is permissible. > .Where there are several 

 animals to be operated upon it is not practicable nor is it neces- 

 sary or desirable to boil the instruments between each operation. 

 However, they should be washed and placed back iu the anti- 

 septic solution. y The operator's hands should be thoroughly 

 washed with soap and warm water — using a scrub or nail brush — 

 before beginning a job of castrating and he should wash them in 



